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Looking for ways to manage the pain

By Heather Smith Thomas March 26, 2015

The cattle industry is moving toward low stress handling, better ways to manage cattle, etc., but one issue that still needs to be addressed is pain management for routine procedures such as branding, castrating and dehorning. Dr. Eugene Janzen at the University of Calgary says the veterinary profession is rapidly changing its attitude to pain […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce with pork price, live cattle sag

By Theopolis Waters March 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Thursday, driven partly by short-covering following a spike in wholesale pork values, traders said. April closed 1.15 cent per pound higher at 60.975 cents, and May up 1.5 cents at 68.025 cents (all figures US$). The morning’s wholesale pork price jumped $1.51 per […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses after beef price hike

By Theopolis Waters March 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday for the first time in seven days as investors took profits, but sharply higher wholesale beef values minimized losses, traders said. April closed down 0.275 cent per pound, to 161.725 cents, and June 0.675 cent lower at 152.375 cents (all figures US$). The […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

Marketing versus production risk in your cattle operation

By John McKinnon March 24, 2015

Last month, the 17th Western Canadian Feedlot Management School was held in Saskatoon and covered a wide range of topics from health and nutrition to issues like labour shortages. The school finished off with a session on economic conditions facing the industry. While nobody was complaining about current prices, there was an underlying feeling of […] Read more

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Klassen: Stronger demand lifts feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen March 24, 2015

Western Canada’s feeder cattle prices were quite volatile over the past week, experiencing various surges on firm momentum from seven days earlier. In southeastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, calves under 650 pounds were averaging $5 to $8 above week-ago levels on solid U.S. buying interest. Calves under 400 lbs. were touching the $380-$390 levels in this […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend gains

By Theopolis Waters March 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher for a sixth consecutive session on Tuesday, partly led by a bounce in wholesale beef prices, traders said. April closed 0.65 cent per pound higher at 162 cents, and June up 0.05 cent to 153.05 cents (all figures US$). The morning’s choice wholesale beef […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up again on cash prices, USDA report

By Theopolis Waters March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher for a fifth straight session on Monday, fuelled by last week’s better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. Packers paid $163 to $165 per hundredweight (cwt) for market-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains on Friday, up from $161 to $162.50 the previous week, […] Read more

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Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria

By Kate Kelland March 21, 2015

London | Reuters –– Herds of African cattle may hold the secret to new ways of fighting parasitic diseases such as malaria, which kills some 600,000 people a year, scientists said on Friday. The researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that cows are protected from a parasite that causes a deadly disease called East […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Locking in purebred cattle traits

The Lafrentz family relied on planned matings and linebreeding to lock in their genetic package

By Debbie Furber March 20, 2015

Denise and Vern Lafrentz started out on their own 20 years ago with a goal of raising commercial-style purebred Simmental and Simmental-Angus breeding stock to meet the needs of commercial cattlemen. Along the way, their foresight and commitment to their breeding plan has put their ranch, Wheatland Cattle Co. of Bienfait, Sask., in the limelight […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

By Theopolis Waters March 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed firm on Friday, partly on positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Analysts expect the data at 2 p.m. CT to show decreased cattle placements in February compared with a year ago. April closed 0.35 cent per pound […] Read more

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Looking for ways to manage the pain

U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce with pork price, live cattle sag

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses after beef price hike

Marketing versus production risk in your cattle operation

Klassen: Stronger demand lifts feeder cattle prices

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend gains

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up again on cash prices, USDA report

Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria

Locking in purebred cattle traits

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

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